A video still taken moments before a plane crashed at the Stevens Point Air Show Sunday. The pilot was killed in the crash.

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B.C. Kowalski
Stevens Point Journal Media

A pilot died Sunday when his plane spiraled to the ground and crashed during the Stevens Point Air Show, police said.

Stevens Point Police Sgt. Tony Babl said the 47-year-old Wisconsin man was pronounced dead at the scene after his plane crashed shortly before 12:30 p.m. during an aerobatic performance.

Police said they are withholding the name of the pilot until family members can be notified. The pilot had been flying a 1993 YAK-55M Russian-made aerobatics plane. Officials said they don't yet know what caused the crash. ...